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gidi" target="_blank">Gidi gidi" target="_blank">Gidi maji" target="_blank">Maji maji" target="_blank">Maji (also known as GidiGidi MajiMaji or GidigidiMajimaji) is a Kenyan hip hop duo from Nairobi. Its two members are maji" target="_blank">Maji maji" target="_blank">Maji (Julius Owino) and gidi" target="_blank">Gidi gidi" target="_blank">Gidi (Joseph Ogidi). Their lyrics are mostly in Luo language, with some English and Swahili. Unlike most local hip hop artists, GidiGidi MajiMaji do willingly mix African rhythms with their music. According to popular entertainment guide Ghafla, their music is a "fusion of hip hop/rap and African music [which] they mostly sing and rap in their native language called Luo."
They released their debut album, Ismarwa, in June 2000. The album was produced by Tedd Josiah. Two years later they came with their biggest hit to date Unbwogable and an album of the same name. The song was also adopted as an anthem for Mwai Kibaki's victorious presidential election campaign, whose party used their favorite song "Unbwogable" as their political anthem.
Later gidi" target="_blank">Gidi gidi" target="_blank">Gidi maji" target="_blank">Maji maji" target="_blank">Maji signed with the South African Gallo Record Company, and consequently released their third album, Many Faces, in 2003. They won two awards at the 2003 Kisima Music Awards, including best overall group category. After releasing Many Faces album they toured in the USA and Europe, but since then the group has been inactive apart from occasional performances. gidi" target="_blank">Gidi gidi" target="_blank">Gidi said in an interview in 2009, that the group is having a break as both members of the duo are involved with other activities.
Their song "Ting Badi Malo" appeared on the Rough Guide to the Music of Kenya compilation CD, released in 2004 by the Rough Guides.




Discography


Album “Unbwogable”

Unbwogable Intro
Who Can Bwogo me?
Kamulango Skit
Atoti
Outro
Album “ Ismarwa”

Giko Chako
Mayie
Chwodho Style ( Ting Badi Malo)
Nyako Aheri
Miela Miela
Oruu
Fikira
Dala
Gidd’s Dream
Nyarasembo
Mama Aol
Chunya Jamirima
Toch Omenyore
Ayaye
The Bar
Nyon Tiendi Piny
Sababu Yako
Wayiego
Outro
Album “Many Faces”

Many Faces
Tumbo
Atoti Pt. 2
Lazima Tunone
African Womano
Huu Ni Mwaka
Lady Lando
Oruu
Chupa
Heartfelt (Butterflies)
Pay Day
East Meets South
Tuko Sa
Unbwoggable
They are now musically irrelevant though still very relevant.




See also


Luo people of Kenya and Tanzania




References






External links


Official website (through archive org, January 2004)
True Blaq profile

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• Gidi Gidi Maji Maji
• List of hip hop groups
• Kenyan hip hop
• Music of Kenya
• Tedd Josiah
• Odi Pop
• Luo people
• 2003 Kisima Music Awards
• South West Ethiopia Peoples' Region
• List of villages in Katsina State